noun

a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army.

cavalryman,mounted soldier,horse soldier,cavalier,knight,chevalier,carabineer,hussar,lancer,cuirassier,sabreur

verb

coerce (someone) into doing something.

she had been dragooned into helping with the housework

coerce,pressure,pressurize,bring pressure to bear on,use pressure on,put pressure on,constrain,lean on,press,push,force,compel,impel,oblige,put under an obligation,squeeze,hound,harass,nag,harry,badger,goad,drive,prod,pester,browbeat,brainwash,bludgeon,bully,threaten,tyrannize,prevail on,work on,act on,influence,intimidate,twist someone’s arm,strong-arm,blackjack,bulldoze,railroad,put the screws/squeeze on,bounce,hustle,fast-talk